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ADFS 2.0 Content Map now up on TechNet Wiki
Adam and co. have been busy beavers, creating a comprehensive AD Federation Services 2.0 content map...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/21/2011
DFSN and DFSR-RO interoperability: When Good DFS Roots Go Bad…
Hello, Ken here. Today I want to talk about some behaviors that can occur when using Distributed...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/19/2011
Friday Mail Sack: Now with 100% more words
Hi folks, Ned here again. It’s been nearly a month since the last Mail Sack post so I’ve built up a...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/15/2011
USMT pauses at "starting the migration process" for many minutes then works
Hi folks, Ned here again. Occasionally, someone pings me to explain why USMT 4.0 scanstate is...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/14/2011
New KB Article for week of 4/3–3/9
Hello everyone – we had one new KB article published last week:2504439 How to change the ADFS...
Author: Scott Goad Date: 04/13/2011
Your email’s legal disclaimer is meaningless
https://www.economist.com/node/18529895 And before you disagree, examine all paper mail coming from...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/13/2011
You probably don't need ACCTINFO2.DLL
Hi folks, Ned here again. Customers periodically ask us for a rumored replacement for the Windows...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/12/2011
Designing and Implementing a PKI - Series Wrapup and Downloadable Copies
Hi all, Ned here again. We usually get asked for a more portable version of our multi-part blog...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/11/2011
AGPM Operations (under the hood part 3: check in)
Sean again, here for Part 3 of the Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) blog series, following...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/11/2011
SCM 2 CTP released (whoops, a month ago)
Hey all, Ned here again. Jeff Sigman let me know that the new pre-beta version of Security...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/08/2011
RSAT for Windows 7 SP1 is now available
Ned here. The Remote Server Administration Toolkit update to support Windows 7 Service Pack 1 has...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/07/2011
Designing and Implementing a PKI: Part V Disaster Recovery
The series: Designing and Implementing a PKI: Part I Design and Planning Designing and Implementing...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/07/2011
Designing and Implementing a PKI: Part IV Configuring SSL for Web Enrollment and Enabling Key Archival
The series: Designing and Implementing a PKI: Part I Design and Planning Designing and Implementing...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2011
AGPM Operations (under the hood part 2: check out)
Sean again, here for Part 2 of the Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) blog series, following...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/04/2011
How to setup a federation with Automatic Data Processing, Inc (ADP) using ADFS 2.0
Hey all, Rob Greene here again. We have been getting calls recently on how to use ADFS 2.0 to...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 03/31/2011
What does DCDIAG actually… do?
Hi folks, Ned here again. I recently wrote a KB article about some expected DCDIAG.EXE behaviors....
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2011
New DS Content for 3/13–3/19
Hello again everyone. Last week we had one new KB article for DFSR replication: 2517913 Distributed...
Author: Scott Goad Date: 03/21/2011
Hard Disk Failure Error Messages in AD Replication?
Hi everyone, David Beach here today. Here’s a fun AD Replication error from Windows Server...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 03/21/2011
Global Object Access Auditing is Magic
Hi folks, Ned here again. I mentioned this once in a Friday Mail Sack but today I circle around and...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 03/10/2011
New KB Articles 2/20–2/26
Hi everyone – we only have 2 articles this week, and one is an update to an existing article:...
Author: Scott Goad Date: 02/28/2011
The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.
Hi folks, Ned here again. Despite the reputation for cutting edge technology, a lot of IT...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/26/2011
I moved my PDCE role and accounts started locking out!
Hi, David here. We’ve seen a few cases on this now, so I wanted to put the word out and...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/22/2011
RTM RSAT and SP1 Win7 (shot, over)
Hi all, Ned here. Update 4/7/11: The Remote Server Administration Toolkit update to support Windows...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/10/2011
New Directory Services Content 1/30–2/5
Hi everyone – we’ve had a few weeks where we did not have any new KB articles posted for...
Author: Scott Goad Date: 02/09/2011
Service Pack 1 for Win7 and Win2008 R2 is RTM
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 SP1 has shipped. Here’s the bottom line: Volume Licensed,...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/09/2011
No Friday mail sack today
I think people are still digging out of the snow; go enjoy your weekend folks. And remember: no...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/04/2011
KCC Offline Bridgehead Behaviors
This is a guest post from our friend Keith Brewer, a Premier Field Engineer that recently spent some...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/04/2011
Monitoring and Maintaining DFS Namespaces
Hello all, David here again. If you are reading this post, you likely have Distributed File System...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/03/2011
So glad that I moved…
Hot enough for ya, Mark? Update - way more glad now that I saw this: Ned “drove in with his windows...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/02/2011
USMT 4 Update Released to Support Office 2010 Migrations, Fix Other Goo
Hi, David here. Some of you may have noticed that if you tried to migrate Office 2010 settings using...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 02/02/2011
AGPM Production GPOs (under the hood)
Hello, Sean here. I’m a Directory Services engineer with Enterprise Platforms Support in...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/31/2011
Using ABE with DFS
Hello, Dave here. Today I discuss the Access Based Enumeration (ABE) feature in Windows Server and...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/25/2011
The Windows Server division wants your feedback
Ned here. The Windows Server division is looking for your feedback. A snippet from their post: From...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/22/2011
Can Apple, Linux, and other non-MS operating systems connect to DFS Namespaces?
Hi all, Ned here again. I’ve been asked a few times if other operating systems can utilize DFS...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/18/2011
SP1 and Directory Services: What’s New
Updated to include SP1 being RTM and some last minute fixes that were included post RCHi all, Ned...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/14/2011
New Directory Services Content 1/2-1/8
Quick update for everyone – there were two articles released last week: KB Title 2492852...
Author: Scott Goad Date: 01/10/2011
RunAs Radio Interview (or: Hear Monkey Boy Speak!)
Hi all, Ned here again. The wonderful folks at RunAs Radio recorded a 30-minute audio interview with...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/04/2011
I’m Back
Hello all, Ned here again. I have returned from Christmas and New Years and laser eye surgery. A...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 01/04/2011
Important DFSR Hotfix for Mixed 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2 Environments
Warren here with a quick announcement for those that are running DFSR environments that have Windows...
Author: Scott Goad Date: 12/27/2010
Friday Mail Sack: Pew Pew Pew Edition
Hello folks, Ned here again. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, mainly due to me being a huge...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 12/03/2010
iPad / iPhone Certificate Issuance
Hey all, Rob here again. It’s been a while since I have written a blog post, and this one was...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 11/22/2010